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- the present invention relates to a field emission display (FED) and, more particularly, to an apparatus and method for driving an FED device.
- FED field emission display
- a mobile information communication device such as a light, small and low power-consuming display
- a display with a large screen such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), a VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display) is required.
- CTR Cathode Ray Tube
- LCD Liquid Crystal Display
- PDP Plasma Display Panel
- VFD Vauum Fluorescent Display
- the FED is receiving attention as a flat panel display for supporting next-generation information communications as it overcomes many shortcomings of currently developed or mass-produced flat panel displays (e.g., LCDs, PDPs, VFDs, etc.).
- the FED device has a simple electrode structure, can be operated at high speed such as the CRT, and has the advantage of being able to display a wide variety of colors, gray scale tones and provides high luminance.
- CNTs carbon nano tubes
- the CNT is mechanically strong, chemically stable and has excellent in electron emission characteristics at a low degree of vacuum.
- the CNT has a superior field enhancement factor when compared with an emitter having a micro tip, and thus can emit electrons at low turn-on electric fields (approximately 1.0 ⁇ 5.0V/ ⁇ m).
- a power loss and production unit cost of the FED device can be reduced.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the structure of a general FED device.
- a conventional FED device includes an upper glass substrate 10 ; an anode electrode 11 formed on the upper glass substrate 10 ; a phosphor layer 12 formed on the anode electrode 11 ; a lower glass substrate 1 ; a gate electrode 2 formed on the lower glass substrate 1 ; an insulation layer 3 formed on the gate electrode 2 ; a cathode electrode 5 formed on the insulation layer 3 ; a CNT (Carbon Nano Tube) 6 formed on the cathode electrode 5 ; and a counter electrode 4 electrically connected with the gate electrode 2 exposed through a via hole of the insulation layer 3 and formed on the same plane with the cathode electrode 5 .
- the upper glass substrate 10 and the lower glass substrate 1 are disposed at the opposite side with a certain interval therebetween.
- a mesh electrode is additionally formed.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an FED device having a mesh electrode in accordance with the conventional art.
- the FED device having a mesh electrode includes: an upper glass substrate 110 ; an anode electrode 100 formed on the upper glass substrate 110 ; a lower glass substrate 15 ; a conductive layer 20 formed on the lower glass substrate 15 ; an insulation layer 30 formed on the conductive layer 20 ; a cathode electrode 40 formed on the insulation layer 30 ; a CNT 50 formed on or near the cathode electrode 40 ; a gate electrode 25 electrically connected with the conductive layer 20 exposed through a via hole of the insulation layer 30 ; and mesh electrodes 70 supported by structures 60 formed on the cathode electrode 40 and on the gate electrode 25 .
- the upper glass substrate 110 and the lower glass substrate 15 are disposed with a spacer 80 therebetween at a certain interval in a facing manner.
- the structures 60 are made of glass, and the mesh electrodes 70 are formed on the structures 60 .
- the mesh electrodes 70 are disposed at an upper side of the gate electrode 25 and the cathode electrode 40 , thereby spreading and distortion of electron beams can be prevented.
- the mesh electrodes 70 shields electric field generated by the anode electrode 100 so that the high voltage applied to the anode electrode 100 cannot affect the gate electrode 25 and the cathode electrode 40 .
- electrons emitted from the CNT 50 are accelerated by the voltage applied to the mesh electrodes 70 and proceed toward the mesh electrodes 70 .
- electrons are accelerated by the anode electric field, and then, collide with the phosphor layer 90 .
- the mesh electrodes 70 serve to concentrate electron beams into the cell.
- the insulation layer 30 with a dielectric component is positioned between the gate electrode 25 and the cathode electrode 40 , electric charges are charged in the insulation layer 30 , and as the electrons emitted from the CNT 50 collide with the mesh electrodes 70 , electric charges are also charged not only in the mesh electrodes 70 but also in the structures 60 supporting the mesh electrodes 70 , causing a problem that electron beams are distorted, and thus a leakage current is increased to increase power consumption.
- the FED device has the following problems.
- one object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for driving a field effect display (FED) device capable of preventing distortion of electron beams by removing electric charges charged in the insulation layer of an FED device.
- FED field effect display
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for driving a field effect display (FED) device capable of reducing a leakage current by removing electric charges charged in mesh electrodes and structures for supporting the mesh electrodes of the FED device and preventing cross talk (interference) between neighboring cells by preventing distortion of electron beams.
- FED field effect display
- a method for driving a field effect display (FED) device including: applying a voltage to a specific electrode of an FED device during a blanking time of a display frame of an FED.
- a method for driving a field effect display (FED) device including: applying a positive voltage to a data electrode of the FED device during a display time of a display frame of an FED; and applying a lower voltage than the positive voltage to the data electrode during a blanking time of the display frame.
- FED field effect display
- a method for driving a field effect display (FED) device including: applying a data pulse having a positive voltage to a data electrode of the FED device during a display time of the display frame of an FED and applying a scan pulse having a negative voltage in synchronization with the data pulse to a scan electrode of the FED device; and applying a lower pulse than the data pulse to the data electrode during a blanking time of the display frame.
- FED field effect display
- a method for driving a field effect display (FED) device including: applying a data pulse having a positive voltage to a data electrode of the FED device and a scan pulse having a negative voltage synchronized with the data pulse to the scan electrode of the FED device during a display time of a display frame of an FED; applying a negative pulse having a negative voltage to the data electrode during a blanking time of the display frame in order to remove electric charge charged in an insulation layer of the FED device; applying a positive voltage to a mesh electrode of the FED device during a display time; and applying a lower voltage than a ground voltage to the mesh electrode during the blanking time in order to remove electric charges charged at the mesh electrode and on a structure supporting the mesh electrode.
- the mesh electrode is positioned on structures formed on the data electrode and the scan electrode.
- an apparatus for driving a field effect display (FED) device including: a first driving unit for applying a voltage to a data electrode of the FED device during a blanking time of a display frame of an FED.
- FED field effect display
- an apparatus for driving a field effect display (FED) device including: a data driving unit for applying a data pulse having a positive voltage to a data electrode of an FED device during a display time of a display frame of an FED and applying a negative pulse having a negative voltage to a data electrode during a blanking time of the display frame; a scan driving unit for applying a scan pulse having a negative voltage synchronized with the data pulse to a scan electrode of the FED device; and a first driving unit for applying a voltage not higher than a ground voltage to a mesh electrode during the blanking time.
- the mesh electrode is positioned on structures formed on the data electrode and the scan electrode.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the structure of a field effect display (FED) in accordance with a conventional art
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the structure of an FED having a mesh electrode in accordance with the conventional art
- FIG. 3 shows pulses applied to an FED device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a unit for driving the FED device in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a detailed circuit diagram of a data driving unit of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 6 shows a pulse for driving an FED in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a driving unit for applying a pulse to a mesh electrode in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 shows waveforms of an output signal applied to the mesh electrode from the driving unit of FIG. 7 and of operation signals of switching units for generating the output signal
- FIG. 9 shows a difference between a current leaked when a pulse is applied to the mesh electrode in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention and a current leaked through a mesh electrode when a DC voltage is applied to the mesh electrode in accordance with the conventional art.
- An apparatus and method for driving an FED device capable of removing electric charges unnecessarily charged in the FED device by applying a voltage lower than a ground voltage to a specific electrode (i.e., a data electrode and a mesh electrode) of the FED device during a blanking time of a display frame of an FED in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9 .
- FIG. 3 shows pulses applied to an FED device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
- a display unit of a screen As shown in FIG. 3 , as for a pulse applied based on a frame, a display unit of a screen, a vertical synchronizing signal, namely, one display frame (or frame frequency) includes a display time for displaying data on an FED and a blanking time for not displaying data.
- a scan pulse ( ⁇ Vs) having a negative voltage is sequentially applied to scan electrodes (cathode electrode) (scan 1 ⁇ scan n), and simultaneously, a data pulse having a positive voltage in synchronization with the scan pulse is applied to a data electrode (gate electrode) according to a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) method, thereby displaying data on the FED.
- ⁇ Vs scan pulse
- cathode electrode scan electrodes
- a data pulse having a positive voltage in synchronization with the scan pulse is applied to a data electrode (gate electrode) according to a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) method, thereby displaying data on the FED.
- PWM Pulse Width Modulation
- a negative voltage ( ⁇ Vr) is applied to the data electrode (gate electrode) during the blanking time in order to remove electric charges charged at the insulation layer of the FED device. Namely, by applying the negative voltage ( ⁇ Vr) to the data electrode during the blanking time, electric charges charged in the insulation layer of the FED device can be removed, and thus, a flashover phenomenon generated due to the electric charges charged in the insulation layer would not occur.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a unit for driving the FED device in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.
- an apparatus for driving an FED device includes a controlling unit 200 for receiving a video signal and a synchronizing signal (IN), storing data with respect to the video signal in a data memory 300 , and outputting a control signal (i.e., a horizontal/vertical synchronizing signal); a data driving unit 400 for receiving the control signal from the controller 200 and outputting a data pulse which has been pulse-width-modulated; and a scan driving unit 500 for receiving a control signal from the controller 200 and outputting a scan pulse in synchronization with the data pulse.
- An FED panel 600 receives the data pulse and the scan pulse and displays the video signal.
- the data driving unit 400 outputs a data pulse having a positive voltage (VD) to the data electrode during a display time for displaying the video signal and outputs a negative pulse having a negative voltage ( ⁇ Vr) to the data electrode during a blanking time during a vertical synchronizing signal period under the control of the controller 200 .
- VD positive voltage
- ⁇ Vr negative voltage
- the negative pulse having the negative voltage ( ⁇ Vr) is applied to all the data electrodes (gate electrodes) of the FED panel 600 during the blanking time of the vertical synchronizing signal to remove electric charges charged in the insulation layer.
- FIG. 5 is a detailed circuit diagram of a data driving unit of FIG. 4 , that is, a partial circuit of the data driving unit connected with one data electrode of the FED panel.
- the circuit of the data driving unit can be changed variably.
- the data driving unit 400 includes a plurality of switching units SWd 1 and SWd 2 for outputting the negative voltage ( ⁇ Vr) or the ground voltage (GND) by control signals SC 1 and SC 2 outputted from the controlling unit 200 ; and a data driving IC 410 including a plurality of switching units SD 1 and SD 2 outputting the positive voltage +V D or a voltage (ground voltage or ⁇ Vr) outputted by the switching units SWd 1 and SWd 2 to the data electrodes (gate electrodes) of the display panel 600 according to the control signals SC 1 and SC 2 outputted from the controlling unit 200 .
- the plurality of switching units SWd 1 and SWd 2 determine polarity of a s voltage applied to the data electrodes (gate electrodes) of the FED panel.
- the switching unit SD 1 is turned off, the switching unit SWd 1 is turned off, and then, the switching unit SWd 2 is turned on.
- the data driving IC 410 outputs a negative pulse of a negative voltage to the data electrode.
- the switching unit SWd 2 is turned on during the blanking time of the vertical synchronizing signal (or one frame) under the control of the controller 200 to output the negative pulse to the data electrode.
- the data driving unit can apply the positive pulse with the positive voltage to the data electrode of the FED panel during the display time for displaying data with respect to the video signal stored in the data memory and apply the negative pulse with the negative voltage to the data electrode during the blanking time, thereby removing electric charges charged in the insulation layer of the FED device.
- electric charges charged in the mesh electrode and in the structure supporting the mesh electrode can be removed by applying the ground voltage or the negative voltage to the mesh electrode (reference numeral 70 of FIG. 2 ).
- FIG. 6 shows a pulse for driving an FED in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
- a scan pulse with a negative voltage is sequentially applied to the scan electrodes (cathode electrodes) (scan 1 ⁇ scan n) during the display time and a data pulse with a positive voltage in synchronization with the scan pulse is applied to the data electrodes (gate electrodes), to display data on the FED.
- a positive voltage is applied to the mesh electrode during the display time.
- the ground voltage or the negative voltage i.e., ⁇ Vr
- the ground voltage or the negative voltage i.e., ⁇ Vr
- a current leaked through the mesh electrode can be reduced, the luminance of the FED can be enhanced, and distortion of electron beams and cross talk (interference) among the neighboring cells can be prevented.
- a high voltage can be applied to the FED device and thus the luminance of the FED can be enhanced.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a driving unit for applying a pulse to a mesh electrode in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the driving unit for applying the positive voltage (pulse) or the ground voltage to the mesh electrode can be changed variably and have various structures.
- the driving unit includes: a vertical synchronizing signal output unit 220 for outputting a vertical synchronizing signal according to a frame frequency; a monostable multivibrator 230 for generating a pulse in synchronization with the vertical synchronizing signal; an inverter/level converter 240 for inverting a signal of a pulse outputted from the monostable multivibrator 230 , changing a level of the inverted signal, and outputting the level-changed signal as a switch drive signal; and a switching unit 250 for outputting a positive voltage (+Vs) according to the switch drive signal or outputting a ground voltage (or a negative voltage according to a structure of a circuit).
- a vertical synchronizing signal output unit 220 for outputting a vertical synchronizing signal according to a frame frequency
- a monostable multivibrator 230 for generating a pulse in synchronization with the vertical synchronizing signal
- an inverter/level converter 240 for inverting a signal of a pulse output
- the vertical synchronizing signal output unit 220 can output a used vertical synchronizing signal as it is in order to output a video signal, or can obtain a vertical synchronizing signal from a processor (not shown) for providing the video signal.
- An oscillator 210 for oscillating a signal corresponding to the vertical synchronizing signal can be used instead of the vertical synchronizing signal output unit 220 .
- FIG. 8 shows waveforms of an output signal applied to the mesh electrode from the driving unit of FIG. 7 and of operation signals of switching units for generating the output signal.
- a voltage applied to the mesh electrode can be provided in a pulse form according to the frame frequency, and while a first signal is applied to a first switch SWd of the switch unit 250 , a positive voltage is applied to the mesh electrode, and while a second signal is applied to the second switch SWe, the ground voltage is applied to the mesh electrode.
- FIG. 9 shows a difference between a current leaked when a pulse is applied to the mesh electrode in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention and a current leaked through a mesh electrode when a DC voltage is applied to the mesh electrode in accordance with the conventional art.
- the mesh electrode driving method of the present invention can considerably reduce the leakage current compared with the conventional art.
- the mesh electrode driving method of the present invention can considerably reduce the mesh leakage current compared to the conventional art.
- a voltage lower than the voltage applied to the data electrode and/or the mesh electrode of the FED device during the display time of the display frame of the FED is applied to the data electrode and/or the mesh electrode during the blanking time of the display frame of the FED, whereby the electric charges charged in the insulation layer of the FED device can be removed and also the electric charges charged in the mesh electrode and the structure supporting the mesh electrode can be removed.
- the method for driving the FED device of the present invention has many advantages.
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